Cuba vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$639
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
81
🌐 English speaking %
6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
55
94
😀 Quality of life
47
95
🏙️ Population
11M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 47% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). Cuba ranked 59th vs 14th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 108th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Norway

We calculate prices for Cuba and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cuba Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$11481

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$993
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1647
445K
Holguin
$1355
350K
Camaguey
$1616
322K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Santa Clara
$1157
247K
Guantanamo
$1664
228K
Las Tunas
$1579
202K
Manzanillo
$2770
151K
Pinar del Rio
$1138
189K
Sancti Spiritus
$1228
139K
Cienfuegos
$872
165K
Ciego de Avila
$1324
143K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1199
86.7K
Guines
$1141
66.9K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Moron
$1315
59.4K
Colon
$1155
68K
Artemisa
$1091
59.1K
Florida
$1519
71.7K
Yara
$2134
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1170
43K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2847
718K
Bergen
$2409
291K
Trondheim
$2480
199K
Baerum
$2208
132K
Stavanger
$2584
150K
Asker
$2224
100K
Drammen
$1876
105K
Lillestrom
$2327
95.8K
Tromso
$2545
79.4K
Sandnes
$2117
84.9K
Kristiansand
$1673
67.9K
Fredrikstad
$2262
85.9K
Tonsberg
$2073
59.8K
Moss
$2079
52.6K
Skien
$1959
56.9K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.1K
Alesund
$1980
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2123
48.8K
Karmoy
$1757
43.7K
Bodo
$1984
43.5K
Arendal
$1965
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1966
37.3K
Hamar
$2114
30.5K
Molde
$2135
33.2K
Gjovik
$2164
31.2K
Halden
$1890
32K
Kongsberg
$2130
29K
Jessheim
$2295
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1984
24.6K
Larvik
$1986
27.7K